Richard Branson

Biography

Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is an English business magnate and investor, best known as the founder of Virgin Group, which comprises more than 400 companies.   At the age of sixteen his first business venture was a magazine called Student.  In 1970, he set up a mail-order record business. In 1972, he opened a chain of record stores, Virgin Records, later known as Virgin Megastores.  Branson's Virgin brand grew rapidly during the 1980s, as he set up Virgin Atlantic and expanded the Virgin Records music label. According to the Forbes 2012 list of billionaires, Branson is the sixth richest citizen of the United Kingdom, with an estimated net worth of US$4.6 billion. /Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Branson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia./

Known For

Casino Royale

as Man at Airport Security (uncredited)

The Simpsons

as Richard Branson (voice)

Friends

as Vendor

Superman Returns

as Shuttle Engineer

Around the World in 80 Days

as Balloon Man

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

as Self

The Daily Show

as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

The Colbert Report